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    BOT: THE REVISITING -- TOP 25 of 2012 | accursed Nolanites are triumphant again

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    On 5/13/2017 at 4:58 PM, Tele Came Back said:

    Okay, finally got all that sorted out. Here we go...

     

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    The Dark Knight Rises
    written by: Jonathan and Christopher Nolan, from a story by Christopher Nolan & David Goyer, based on characters created by Bob Kane (and Bill Finger)
    directed by: Christopher Nolan
    starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine, Anne Hathaway

     

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    Number of first-place votes: 3

    IMDB synopsis: Eight years after the Joker's reign of anarchy, the Dark Knight, with the help of the enigmatic Selina, is forced from his imposed exile to save Gotham City, now on the edge of total annihilation, from the brutal guerrilla terrorist Bane. 

    Like THE AVENGERS, I’m not sure what’s left to say about this. For many people, Nolan’s Bat-trilogy stand as the current gold-standard of comic-book movies (though there’s certainly a significant minority that find them too dark, and feel they don’t embrace the essence of comics as fully as some other CBMs). Nolan continued his experiment of shooting a significant amount of the movie on IMAX 15/70 film, as he felt that was the best possible way to view a movie theatrically. 

    Inevitably compared with its predecessor, THE DARK KNIGHT (a movie which rapidly reached iconic status among most fans), THE DARK KNIGHT RISES fell a bit short of most people’s expectations, but generally speaking it received a warm reception critically. It, of course, was a monster hit domestically and worldwide, though it failed to reach the heights of some 3-D boosted mega-hits like AVENGERS or AVATAR.

    Tomato meter: 87%, 8/10

    Academy Awards: 0 wins, 0 nominations

    Random critic comment: “The grave and satisfying finish to Mr. Nolan's operatic bat-trilogy.” —Manohla Dargis, New York Times

    Random RTM comment: “The Dark Knight Rises is often times quite moving and thrilling, just managing to stick the landing, but it doesn’t appear to have done it with ease. … I wanted to see a conclusion that would end the trilogy on a satisfying note, similar to Return of the King or even Return of the Jedi and that held true.” —@MrPink
     

     

     

    congratulation to batboy grows up, catching fire'll take the crown next year

     

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    BOT: THE REVISITING -- TOP 25 of 2012 | accursed Nolanites are triumphant again

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    14 hours ago, grim22 said:

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    The Hunger Games

    written by: Suzanne Collins, Gary Ross and Billy Ray

    directed by: Gary Ross

    starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland

     

     

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    Number of first-place votes: 5

     

    IMDB synopsis: Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.

     

    The Hunger Games series came out of Collins' fascination with reality television programs. She says they are like The Hunger Games because the Games are not just entertainment but also a reminder to the districts of their rebellion. On a tired night, Collins says that while she was channel-surfing the television, she saw people competing for some prize and then saw footage of the Iraq war. She described how the two combined in an "unsettling way" to create her first ideas for the series.

     

    Color Force, an independent studio founded by producer Nina Jacobson, bought the film rights to the book. Jacobson then sought out production company Lionsgate to help her produce the film. Jennifer Lawrence beat out plenty of young actresses including Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, and Chloë Grace Moretz to get the part of Katniss Everdeen.

     

    Tomato meter: 84% with 7.2 average

     

    Academy Awards: 0 nominations, 0 wins.

     

    Random critic comment: “A blockbuster that has something to say about the world we could be living in. Unlike Twilight, this film actually has a deeper and more important philosophical meaning.” – Wesley Lowell, CinemaSight

     

    Random RTM comment: My favourite scene was the one where the games began, when the camera was going crazy and there was like, no sound. It felt really brutal without showing much. I haven't really liked any of Gary Ross's prior work but I thought that was an astounding scene. –  @CoolioD1

     

    OKAY BITCH IT'S NOT #1 BUT IT'S IN THE TOP TEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK IT UP 

     

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    BOT's Ranking of the Top 200 Films of All Time Adjusted: THE OFFICIAL COUNTDOWN THREAD (after much delay, the full list on pg.10)

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    18 hours ago, Eevin said:

    To close out the night, I thought we'd end with two films more adherent to modern taste (though, for these two films, "taste" is a very loose term). 

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    The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

    "Well, I'm nearly one hundred and ten. It's time I settled down."

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    Rank adjusted for inflation: 192

    Lists: 11

    Average rank: 31.93

    Rotten Tomatoes: 28%

     

    I've never seen a Twilight film, nor will I ever, nor will I ever pretend to, so this write-up will be a bit more brief. New Moon exploded after the surprisingly leggy original film, breaking the then-midnight record and scoring $142m in its opening weekend, the third-biggest at the time. It had god-awful legs afterward and collapsed, a trend commonly seen in popular YA films like Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Star Wars...some people like these films. Most people don't. This is the only Twilight film on the list, so...cool?

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    Alice in Wonderland (2010)

    "I like to achieve at least six impossible things before breakfast."

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    Rank adjusted for inflation: 159

    Lists: 18

    Average points: 19.838

    Rotten Tomatoes: 52%

     

    To everyone who thought that Avatar relied too much on spectacle over story, Disney made Alice in Wonderland - a cold, cynical corporate nightmare that made $1 billion worldwide in 2010 because people like bright colors. When I saw this in the theaters seven years ago, garbage me with no taste instantly named it my second-favorite movie. The more I've watched it over the years, though, the more I've seen how much of a total mess this movie is. I'm pretty sure this is singlehandedly what killed Johnny Depp's desire to try. Its visuals, though stunning, fail to cover up the fact that it's a creepy, narratively incoherent film that can't make up its mind on whether it wants to be a horror film or a family film. It is the thing that everyone is afraid Hollywood will become - an endlessly repetitive, joyless jumble of fun colors.

     

    i came to this thread late, whoops. but anyways both of these are ICONIC !

     

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    BOT's Ranking of the Top 200 Films of All Time (Adjusted) Countdown begins TOMORROW at 9AM PST!

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